house — Baggot Street Lower

Terraced two-bay four-storey former townhouse over basement, built c. 1810, with shallow bowed-bay to east of rear (south) elevation; west-bay abutted by two-stage flat-roofed extension. Now in use as offices. Flat roof with shouldered brick chimneystacks to east party wall having lipped yellow clay pots, concealed behind brick parapet with granite coping and recent steel balustrade, concealed gutters with cast-iron hopper and downpipe breaking through to rear. Red brick walling, laid in Flemish bond, ruled-and-lined rendered walling to basement with granite stringcourse. Buff brick to rear, laid to English garden wall bond. Square-headed window openings, two round-headed openings to rear, with projecting granite sills and brick voussoirs; openings diminishing to upper floors. Largely original six-over-six timber sliding sash windows without horns, ten-over-ten to basement and ground floor, late-nineteenth century two-over-two to second floor with ogee horns, three-over-three to third floor, largely late-nineteenth century two-over-two with horns to east-bay of rear. Cast-iron balconettes to first floor, wrought-iron guard rails to first and ground floor rear. Round-headed door opening to western bay of principal elevation with Neo-classical doorcase comprising engaged Ionic columns on plinth stops supporting fluted frieze with rosettes and moulded cornice, decorative fanlight over replacement eight-panelled timber door with brass furniture. Shared paved granite street level entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper. Cast-iron railings on granite plinth, enclosing basement well to east, accessed via recent steel steps and having recent timber sheeted door and sidelight beneath platform. Street fronted on the south side of Baggot Street Lower, abutted by similar terraces to east and west. Recent two-storey pitched roof mews building to south, fronting onto Hagan’s Court.